Hailed as the next big talent from Luxembourg after the Schleck brothers ever since his professional debut in 2013, Bob Jungels lived up to expectations in his debut Tour de France.
The 22-year-old arrived in Paris, 27th on the general classification on his second Grand Tour appearance as Trek's second best overall performer behind Bauke Mollema in seventh.
"It's really special, I mean it has been a pretty crazy third week for me, it's been a really good one and I am so, so happy to finish this Tour in this good way," Jungels told Cyclingnews after finishing 13th on Alpe d'Huez. "It's been a pleasure to be here with Bauke and do a top ten. We've achieved most of our goals so it's been a successful Tour for us."
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Jungels started the Tour with little expectation of turning in a top general classification result, with emphasis placed on learning from the likes of Fabian Cancellara and Mollema.
Jungels' role in the team has oscillated between personal and team obligations, be it riding as a climbing domestique for Mollema or pursuing stage win ambitions via breakaways. Having finished fifth in Gap after a day in the breakaway, Jungels went one better in St-Jean-de-Maurienne two days later.
However, arriving in front of two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador on Alpe d'Huez was the cherry on top of the cake for Jungels as he explained.
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